The Great Gatsby is a story told by Nick Carraway, who was once Gatsby's neighbor, and he tells the story sometime after 1922, when the incidents that fill the book take place. As the story opens, Nick has just moved from the Midwest to West Egg, Long Island, seeking his fortune as a bond salesman. Shortly after his arrival, Nick travels across the Sound to the more fashionable East Egg to visit his cousin Daisy Buchanan and her husband, Tom, a hulking, imposing man whom Nick had known in college
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anJason Palmer 12/1/2011 How Jay-Z in AN EDUCATED PERSON What does it take to be a liberally educated person? Is it the amount of intelligence that one has? Is it solely individualism? Normally the stereotype of what an educated person is who has undergone an obligated set of learning experiences through education. So if we were looking at the person that hasn’t traveled a traditional path through education what qualities or what examples are we looking for to be defining this educated person
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the photograph is superstar rap artists Jay-Z. The other side of the photograph is a picture of the projects he grew up in. You are able to catch a glimpse of a drug dealer's arm which has abut six rubber bands around it. In Jay-Z's part of the photograph he's in the penthouse suite overlooking downtown New York City. He's in a professional suit and is sitting in an expensive brown lunge chair. The other side of the photograph is black and white unlike Jay-Z's portion. Your able to really see the
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either had money in their family past down from generations of inheritance also receiving a fine education at an ivy league school or you have the new money and live in west egg earning a living as a bootlegger or involved in other mob activities like Jay Gatsby who was raised on hardships growing up. But like most people in today’s society you have the valley of ashes which resembles our middle and lower class of people who may be hard working people yet they don’t have the financial benefits of being
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Fitzgerald, depicts life in the 1920’s. “The Roaring Twenties,” a nickname given to the decade which was loaded with money and industry. It was a time where the rich people in society only had so much to do, and so much money to spend in many ways. Jay Gatsby, one of the “newly” rich people, chooses to spend his money recklessly; throwing large, extravagant parties every weekend of the summer. Fitzgerald paints a picture of modern society by writing about these crazy parties that Gatsby hosts; and
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growth and press of this concept and is told relative to the main character in the story, Jay Gatsby. Fitzgerald’s usage of this character effectively conveys this idea throughout the novel. The story about how and why Gatsby is unsuccessful in recapturing his past, how his actions hurt himself and others around him and how he ultimately fails while achieving nothing. Throughout the story, we learn that Jay Gatsby is a man who depends and dwells upon his past to reach his dream. Through the narrator
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a 1925 novel written by American author F. Scott Fitzgerald that follows a cast of characters living in the fictional town of West Egg on prosperous Long Island in the summer of 1922. The story primarily concerns the young and mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby and his quixotic passion and obsession for the beautiful debutante Daisy Buchanan. Considered to be Fitzgerald's magnum opus, The Great Gatsby explores themes of decadence, idealism, resistance to change, social upheaval, and excess, creating
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Hip Hop Songs: Drank in my cup – Kirko bangz My hitta – YG Gold Digger – Kanye west Holy grail – Jay Z ft Justin Timberlake Love me – lil wayne The motto – drake Turn down for what – DJ Snake Gas Pedal – Sage the Gemini Like whaaat – problem Panoramic – Celebration – the game Cashin out – Ca$hin out Red nose – sage the Gemini Aint worried about nothin – French montana Loyal – chris brown Headband – BoB Ayy ladies – tyga Function – E40 Who booty - john hart Bottoms up –
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the fact that he served in the military showed his dedication to protecting the country even though he had plans to become something greater. He later moved to New York in 1922 to become more educated on the bond business. While in New York he meets Jay Gatsby who happens to be his neighbor in his neighborhood the West Egg District of Long Island, New York. At first Nick believes his new neighbor is somewhat different, he finds his new neighbor to be mysterious. It is somewhat ironic that Nick is Daisy’s
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In The Great Gatsby, Tom Buchanan represents the theme of wealth, and marriage in this book. Tom is the husband of Daisy Buchanan and also a classmate and club member of Nick Carraway at Yale. The detail about Tom; his personality, and his marriage are important in this novel. In the novel, F. Scott Fitzgerald, the author of the book; creates an unlikeable character in Tom. Although Fitzgerald creates a bad image of Tom, he is fascinated by him, because he has power. Tom comes from an old social
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